 Scientists discover new class of polymers January 03, 2007 | User rating: 4.4 / 5 after 49 vote(s)
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They said it couldn't be done. And that's what really motivated UD polymer chemist Chris Snively and Jochen Lauterbach, professor of chemical engineering at UD. | |
 A Wafer of Polyethylene: Ultrathin polyethylene films made of nanocrystals June 02, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 4 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Layers of plastic, much thinner than a strand of hair—this type of ultrathin polymer film is of great interest to scientists and engineers. Applications include protective coatings, for example. A research ... | |
'Juiced-up' Sugar-Fueled Battery Could Power Portable Electronics March 25, 2007 | User rating: 4.5 / 5 after 77 vote(s)
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Juicing up your cell phone or iPod may take on a whole new meaning in the future. Researchers at Saint Louis University in Missouri have developed a fuel cell battery that runs on virtually any sugar source — from soft drinks ... | |
 Device Uses Solar Energy to Convert Carbon Dioxide into Fuel (Update) April 18, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 152 vote(s)
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Chemists at the University of California, San Diego have demonstrated the feasibility of exploiting sunlight to transform a greenhouse gas into a useful product. | |
 Cheap source of energy: Cell splits water via sunlight to produce hydrogen May 01, 2007 | User rating: 4.7 / 5 after 131 vote(s)
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Engineers at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a unique photocatalytic cell that splits water to produce hydrogen and oxygen in water using sunlight and the power of a nanostructured catalyst. | |
Self-Assembled Viruses May 30, 2008 | User rating: 5 / 5 after 7 vote(s)
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Viruses are true experts at importing genetic material into the cells of an infected organism. This trait is now being exploited for gene therapy, in which genes are brought into the cells of a patient to treat genetic diseases ... | |
Life, but not as we know it? May 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 11 vote(s)
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Researchers at The University of Nottingham have taken some important first steps to creating a synthetic copycat of a living cell, a leading science journal reports. | |
Protein Fibrils as Alternative Plastics? May 28, 2008 | User rating: 3.8 / 5 after 6 vote(s)
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Amyloid deposits in tissues and organs are linked to a number of diseases, including Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, type II diabetes, and prion diseases such as BSE. However, amyloids are not just pathological substances; they ... | |
 Genetically engineered blood protein can be used to split water into oxygen and hydrogen December 01, 2006 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 166 vote(s)
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Scientists have combined two molecules that occur naturally in blood to engineer a molecular complex that uses solar energy to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, says research published today in the Journal ... | |
Light-driven 'molecular brakes' provide stopping power for nanomachines May 26, 2008 | User rating: 4.8 / 5 after 8 vote(s)
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Researchers in Taiwan report development of a new type of "molecular brake" that could provide on-demand stopping power for futuristic nanomachines. The brake, thousands of times smaller than the width of a human hair, is ... | |
 A Molecular 'Salve' to Soothe Surface Stresses May 29, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 2 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Researchers at the National Institute of Standards and Technology have shown for the first time that a single layer of molecular “salve” can significantly soothe the stresses affecting clean metal surfaces. ... | |
 New energy source? Scientists convert heat to power using organic molecules February 15, 2007 | User rating: 4.6 / 5 after 90 vote(s)
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Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley, have successfully generated electricity from heat by trapping organic molecules between metal nanoparticles, an achievement that could pave the way toward ... | |
Researchers solve decade-old mystery of hydrogen storage material February 27, 2008 | User rating: 4.3 / 5 after 56 vote(s)
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Environmentally friendly hydrogen gas fueled vehicles can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions and lessen the country’s dependence on sources of fossil fuel. Though several hydrogen vehicles exist on the market today, ... | |
 Looking at methane sources in the right light May 27, 2008 | User rating: not shown ( 3 vote(s) ) | No comments yet
Plants store one greenhouse gas, but emit another. Whereas they bind carbon dioxide, they release methane - albeit in small quantities. This has now been confirmed by scientists from the Max Planck Institute ... | |
Super-sensitive spray-on explosive detector makes great television May 23, 2008 | User rating: 4.2 / 5 after 14 vote(s)
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US scientists have designed a new spray-on explosive detector sensitive enough to detect just a billionth of a gram of explosive. After treatment the explosive glows blue under UV light, making it perfect for use in the field ... | |
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